Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-01
our HEROES D6lD.
The City Profasoly Al Artaet3esIly
Decorated IN ThefF UNoor
Yesterday.
A Splendil Street Fagemk PARTED.
pated In By Pafriotie HeoDhe
Interesting Exercises 1t
the CeDetmiM

SAoUuCu Adiu 0lESSG USl0K uU0U IIOl
Quartz down with an expectant thron,
III Nearly all the stores were closed in homo
: OF Memorial Day, and . few we're draps
lie with flags for the occasion. Abe Heyma
"a had a
VERY ELABORATE DISPLAY
!, OF flags and evergreens.. The latter wei
: set out on the curb and gave . bowsrlik
. appearance to the corner. A large eanva
sketch OF Washington's head covered th
wall on the Broadway front, and vas hand
semely draped with flaes and branches Q
evergreen. Portraits Of Grant, 0ar6saa
and Lincoln adorned the front Of tn
: store, I'M banners were
=, HUNG oUN N PRoEUsloN.
The Bee Hive made an elaborate shown,
, OF flags from their awning, and Free
: Schusier had two d,aped with Grape owe,
his door.
BONNER NERcAKInE COMPANY
made the most beautiful window display IN
! honor Of the occasion. The csntrs show
window was devoted to the subject: A
broken column with . wreath Of laurel, IN.
der which hung q shesthed sword: there
were stacked arms, blue and gray fatigue
caps and a realistic scene to set them oil.
above which was the insignia of the Grand
Army: Numerous admiring eomments we're
passed upon the artistic effort.
Among Others were noticed: Walton 4
Nichols, |. Oettinger. The White Elephant,
Colonel Horst's saloon, ]. D. Thomas and
Richards & Ellis.
GETTING WAY.
At 1:30 the members Of Lincoln Post, No.
2, to the number Of thirty-fve, marched
from their hall to Main and Quarts, where,
after a wait OF nearly half an hour, they
we're Joined by the Union Guard, Company
A, and the Emmet Guard, Company B. with
abont iorty men in each company. They
presented a handsome appearance, their
bayonets differing in the bright sun, and
their handsome uniforms showing to nd.
vantage. The scene was an animated ono
when the Veterans under command OF Post
Captain Shoemaker in their plain dark
blue uniform, but with the memories OF .
glorious past clustering about them.
FELL IN LINE
with the other two handsomely uniformed
companies OF stalwart young men. The
Alice Band and tho Emmett Guard Band ware
also present and added the glare Of their
bright brass instruments to the brilliancy
Of the scene. Adjutant Holmes vas mar.
sbal OF the day and Harry Hopkins, secre-
t6ry OF the Camp OF Sons OF Veterans ~
Gently established here, acted as bis aide,
Colonel J. D. jerks was officer OF the day, |
and four young men from the drum eorps
OF the Turn Verein accompanied the veter-
ans and showed great proficiency.
THE LINE OF MARCH
was taken up. The flag Of the Post, q
beautiful set OF colors. costing $40, which
they only recently got, was folded and
draped with Grape, as were also the colors
OF the Union Guards. To martial music |
the line wended its way, the members Of
the post carrying wreaths and flowers to |
place on the graves Of the honored dead. |
The sun was almost torrid in it's power,
and poured it's rays down with a iervid
neat that told severely IN the men in their
uniforms bearing their heavy rifles. The
column passed down Main street to Park.
along Park to Montaua and down Mon.
tana to the cemeteries. Opposite Hamil.
toms store, on Montana street, the Emmett
fell out OF the line of march, the
heat and dust proving too great for the en-
DURANGO OF their captain. The dust was
very overpoweriDg. A long line OF carriages
and bugyies followed the military compa-
MES, MANY citizens taking advantage OF the
occasion to decorate the graves Of loved
one. sleeping in the peaceful city of the
dead.
AT THE CEMETERIES.
The column passed on to the Catholic
cemetery first where a cenotaph had been
in a vacant part OF the ground
represented the era yes of those whom
he observances were in honor oil. The
a draped with the national
banner and hung with evergreens. The
'eterans drew up in line on the west and
'outh. the Union Guards formed on the I
lorth and the Alice band and citizens to
he south made q hollow square, Post {
Shoemaker announced the pur-
OF their presence there. The band 1
endered Nearer, NY God, to Thee" With ]
reat expression. Post Captain Schoe- /
maker then read the address from the t
itual and was followed by Chaplain Ralev 2
n the impressive prayer that succeeds.
'olonel jerks then stepped to the front s
nd in behalf OF the members Of the Grand e
Army present
PLACED A WREATH r
m the cenotaph, with the announcement 3
hat what.was then done was in memory =
I all their comrades who were buried in T
hat cemetery. Captain Reynolds then t
allied out tine firing squad, eight in number, {
no took position on the west side OF the a
enotaph and discharged q volley. The Il
and then played America" The guards
resented arms and the benediction was '
.ronounced by DR.. Clark, of Anaconda. t.
he companies then fell in and marched to \
ne Protestant cemetery, where q similar q
had been erected on the west side Il
7 the enclosure At the conclusion OF the Il
tual DR.. Clarke made IL
AN APPROPRIATE ADDRESS. q
He referred briefly to the fact that upon
lis day in every city and hamlet in this Il
land a similar ceremony to that hi
hich they had been engaged in was per. Ct
,rmedi in their graveyard. The knowledge n
this fact was calculated to thrill tho III
carts not only OF soldiers, but Of many q.
Tiers. He referred to the trials that cl
lose who went out in the days that tried ul
ems sonls encountered; the hardships 81
ley endured; tue dangers they unfinch- u
ely faced in their country's cause. But
lille all honor n praise VA due those
no answered their country's call, it should
IT be forgotten that the
WOMEN WHO STAYED AT HOME. u
e wives. daughters, mothers of the :.
en- who fell in their country's behalf. en- =.
'red more torture OF mind than those T.
40 fought in the field. They were true G.
ferers. They counted the years, the th
onths, the weeks that their dear ones be
re absent-until they came home-ii NJ
ey ever did. When news Of .. battle ps
me what anguish of mind until the tate in
father, brother or son was learned! And in
metimes that news never definitely Vas ia
own. IT tell you," said the speaker i'm. ch
essively. lit was in the hearts Of the IT
'lnen the suffering really was" He then al
to their ministrations in the hos tn
5al and to the lying on the field, and it
AID A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE en
them for their devotion and helpful Ok. an
He reviewed the veterans who 10,
re- passing away n by one-being OF
to the other shore. He was clad
see present a representative OF the Sons
Veterans. The men who took part in